grease payment



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grease payment

A sum of money, typically a bribe, paid to a government official or business person so as to facilitate or expedite some decision or transaction. Just offer the governor's aide a grease payment to move our building application to the forefront of the governor's agenda.
See also: grease, payment

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ueli-German (Swiss)
OrpheusAWR-fee-əs (English)Greek Mythology
Salah-Arabic
GearÓId-Irish
Ananta-Hinduism
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